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Richard Seewald
P. Vergilius Maro: Bucolica1923

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Woodcut-style print in black and white, a crouching figure milks a goat surrounded by a herd of silhouetted goats beneath mountain peaks and a crescent moon
Woodcut print in black and white; a figure leads two horned cattle along a path, with thatched-roof village buildings and a bold radiating sun in the background; bold gouged lines and high contrast.
Black and white woodcut print depicting several figures and animals in a pastoral scene; two seated figures in the foreground hold staffs, surrounded by reclining sheep and a striped animal, with cattle and additional figures visible in the background amid stylized trees and clouds.
Woodcut or woodblock print, horizontal vignette in black and white depicting a pastoral scene with several sheep and a central reclining lamb, flanked by stylized foliage and a tall cross-bearing staff.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a dense scene of animals including a large eagle, striped quadrupeds, a canine, a reclining hare, and a small crouching human figure, with bold carved lines and a stylized sun and palm tree in the background.
Black and white woodcut print in a horizontal rectangular border, three galloping horses with manes flowing, the central horse shown in outline with spotted markings, flanked by solid black horses, over stylized rolling ground lines.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting multiple figures harvesting grain in a field, rendered with bold carved lines. A radiating sun and small bird appear in the upper right. Figures wear wide-brimmed hats and traditional clothing, bending and gathering bundled stalks. A handwritten inscription appears below in what appears to be Thai script.
Woodcut print in black and white, two hogs feeding from a rectangular trough, rendered with bold parallel lines and rough-cut texture within a rectangular border.
Black and white woodblock print depicting multiple figures harvesting crops in a dense field, with bold contrasting areas and dynamic, angular linework. Figures in wide-brimmed hats carry baskets amid stylized corn plants and a large circular form in the background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a flock of sheep filling the composition, with gnarled trees in the background and a cloaked shepherd holding a staff in the upper right corner.
Woodcut print in black and white; two figures embrace at center beneath a dense grapevine heavy with clusters of fruit, flanked by dark animal figures at lower left and right, with radiating sun at upper right; bold, expressionistic line work.
Black and white woodcut-style print in a horizontal border, depicting five small birds in flight on the left facing a large bird of prey with detailed feathering on the right.
Black and white woodcut print with bold contrasting forms; a robed, bearded seated figure holds an object while a standing figure carries a load overhead; a striped animal walks in the foreground, birds fly above, and stylized trees fill the background.
Woodcut print in black and white; a robed figure with a wide-brimmed hat and staff gestures toward a group of goats among dense foliage; stylized trees, a star, and a rounded hill with mushroom-shaped trees in the background.
Artist or Maker
Richard Seewald
Title
P. Vergilius Maro: Bucolica
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1923
Medium
Printed material with twenty woodcuts on J.W. Zanders laid paper
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.650a-t
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.